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Wedding of Siva and Parvati

about 1800–25
Object PlaceKangra, Punjab Hills, Northern India
Medium/TechniqueOpaque watercolor on paper
DimensionsOverall: 27.9 x 38.6 cm (11 x 15 3/16 in.)
Image: 23.6 x 34.7 cm (9 5/16 x 13 11/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Elizabeth C. Proctor
Accession number65.419
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ClassificationsPaintings
Collections
ProvenanceGiven to the MFA in 1965 by Mrs. Elizabeth Proctor.
The Gods beseech Siva to wed
Family of Purkhu
mid-19th century
Siva and Parvati in the Himalayas
Family of Purkhu
about 1800–25
King Pratapbhanu meets an evil hermit
Family of Purkhu
about 1820–25
Kaikeyyi Orchestrates the Exile of Rama
Family of Purkhu
about 1820–25
Krishna returning to Radha
Purkhu
about 1820–25
A drunken man in a yellow shawl
Purkhu
mid-19th century
Aniruddha discovered with Usa and her palace besieged
The Family of Nainsukh
late 18th century
Vanasur Remarking on Evil Omens
The Family of Nainsukh
about 1800
Rulers arriving for the Svayambhara
The Family of Nainsukh
late 18th century, about 1780–90